Question 1

"Wealthfare" refers to

Accepted Answer

A) favors for the rich in the form of government policies. 
B) low-interest loans to people near the poverty line. 
C) low-interest subsidies to apartment complexes that rent to the poor. 
D) government programs that provide food, health care, and minimal monthly income to the poor.

Question 2

Areas of poverty and poor housing are called

Accepted Answer

A) neighborhoods. 
B) slums. 
C) suburbs. 
D) exurbs.

Question 3

Medicaid

Accepted Answer

A) is federally subsidized medical services and hospitalization for the elderly. 
B) provides medical care for the poor through reimbursements to physicians and hospitals. 
C) specializes in medical care for severely, chronically ill children. 
D) is federally subsidized food assistance for malnourished children.

Question 4

Who is the most likely to be poor in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A) A white male 
B) A white female 
C) A black female 
D) A black male

Question 5

There are no limits to how long an individual can receive TANF benefits.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Most section 8 housing is in low-income areas because of

Accepted Answer

A) local legal restrictions. 
B) the higher cost of construction in middle-class areas. 
C) opposition by residents in middle-class neighborhoods. 
D) the higher cost of existing dwellings in middle-class areas.

Question 7

Which of the following is a "means-tested program?"

Accepted Answer

A) Government public assistance programs for the poor 
B) State achievement tests to graduate high school 
C) Subprime mortgage 
D) Prisons

Question 8

Which of the following is an example of a human development investment?​

Accepted Answer

A) Putting fathers who don't pay child support in jail 
B) Providing access to family planning 
C) Tax credits to businesses 
D) ​Tax refunds for "green" manufacturing

Question 9

Which of the following perspectives are most likely to argue that physicians should be paid higher than most occupations because their job is more important than most and requires so much education and training?

Accepted Answer

A) Structural-functionalism 
B) Conflict theory 
C) Symbolic interactionism 
D) Feminist theory

Question 10

There are no limits on how much corporations can donate to political campaigns.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What is a likely consequence of economic inequality?

Accepted Answer

A) The local economy grows because the wealth invest. 
B) Wages increase for the lower class because the wealthy can afford the increases. 
C) Wealth "trickles down" to the middle class. 
D) The local economy suffers because the wealthy spend elsewhere.

Question 12

The rich and poor are equally vulnerable to devastation from natural disasters, such as hurricanes, tsunamis, floods, and earthquakes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

How does poverty affect health?

Accepted Answer

The answer of How does poverty affect health?...

Question 14

______ has the highest child poverty rate among industrialized countries.

Accepted Answer

A) Canada 
B) The United States 
C) France 
D) Sweden

Question 15

As companies relocate to poor countries with abundant supplies of cheap labor, wages decline and

Accepted Answer

A) consumer spending decreases. 
B) quality of life increases. 
C) more industries grow and prosper. 
D) unemployment rates decrease.

Question 16

An individual's total assets less liabilities is called income.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

In 1996, Congress passed the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act, commonly referred to as "welfare reform," that established

Accepted Answer

A) Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFD
C) . 
B) Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF). 
C) the U.S. Food Stamp Program. 
D) the U.S. School Lunch Program.

Question 18

Research findings show that businesses that pay their employees a living wage have

Accepted Answer

A) higher worker turnover. 
B) higher training costs. 
C) lower productivity. 
D) a stronger consumer market.

Question 19

What does the term "feminization of poverty" mean?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What does the term "feminization of poverty"...

Question 20

The largest food assistance program in the United States is now called

Accepted Answer

A) food stamps. 
B) school lunch and breakfast programs. 
C) the Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WI
C) . 
D) Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

Exam 6: Economic Inequality, Wealth, and Poverty

"Wealthfare" refers to

Areas of poverty and poor housing are called

Medicaid

Who is the most likely to be poor in the United States?

There are no limits to how long an individual can receive TANF benefits.​

Most section 8 housing is in low-income areas because of

Which of the following is a "means-tested program?"

Which of the following is an example of a human development investment?​

Which of the following perspectives are most likely to argue that physicians should be paid higher than most occupations because their job is more important than most and requires so much education and training?

There are no limits on how much corporations can donate to political campaigns.

What is a likely consequence of economic inequality?

The rich and poor are equally vulnerable to devastation from natural disasters, such as hurricanes, tsunamis, floods, and earthquakes.

How does poverty affect health?

______ has the highest child poverty rate among industrialized countries.

As companies relocate to poor countries with abundant supplies of cheap labor, wages decline and

An individual's total assets less liabilities is called income.​

In 1996, Congress passed the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act, commonly referred to as "welfare reform," that established

Research findings show that businesses that pay their employees a living wage have

What does the term "feminization of poverty" mean?

The largest food assistance program in the United States is now called

There are no limits to how long an individual can receive TANF benefits.

Which of the following is an example of a human development investment?

An individual's total assets less liabilities is called income.